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Check out these three different finishes you can create with a loose waves and bangs style! Loose Waves and Bangs is Our Fave Wearable Runway Trend Curly If you are already rockin’ curly hair then amplify that curl and keep your bangs curly, too! This style is textured and looks naturally beautiful since it’s created by letting your strands air dry. While your hair is damp, add some mousse to your style to hydrate your curls and give them a soft definition....

Intimate Bedroom Game Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!! Yippie! We are all about showing love for your spouse every day of the year, but there is nothing wrong with upping the romance factor for Valentine’s Day! Check out what we have for you today! The romance AND sexy factors are about to hit the roof!! The Love is Sweet – Bedroom Game takes everything you love about a certain “candy themed” childhood board game and gives it an intimate and sexy spin!...

As they examined the layers of meaning hidden in the simple and familiar word “dinner,” they each discovered how many associations, and how many people, they were actually bringing to that table. He talked about his father, a brutal man who was often only at home at dinnertime, which became a nightmarish experience to be escaped from as quickly as possible. She spoke of her fractured family and her mentally ill brother who consumed her mother with worry....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. My husband and I are BIG Bourne Identity movie fans. With the release of the new movie, I thought a fun date night would be a Bourne Identity movie marathon. However, I wanted to add more to the date than just watching movies. So, when I stumbled across the website, Print With My Pic… I knew just what to do!...

Have you ever noticed that your fear is not afraid even when you are terrified? Or that your awareness of depression is not depressed; that your awareness of your bad habits is not a slave to those habits; or perhaps even that your awareness of who you are is not who you think you are? You can test out any of these propositions for yourself any time you like simply by investigating awareness—by becoming aware of awareness itself....

A growing number of how-to books, mobile apps and online videos are also promoting micro-meditation, encouraging people to practice in grocery-store lineups, in taxicabs, or at their desks. To read the article, “You can find Zen in 30 seconds or less,” click here. For more on this, read A Mini-Mindful Challenge by Elisha Goldstein and Driving as Preparation by Donald Altman. 04/23/12

Day two of the challenge focuses on eliminating distractions at work. Janice Marturano, executive director of the institute and author of Finding The Space To Lead, introduced the challenge on Huffington Post Live last week to launch the challenge and you can watch the broadcast here! As Marurano writes in the current issue of Mindful magazine: The mindful leadership curricula we have been presenting combine some of the latest neuroscience discoveries with established mental disciplines drawn from the meditative tradition....

There are two fun ways to practice this. 1) Just…Run! Truly give yourself over to the experience of running just for running’s sake, with no other agenda. This will mean going whichever way your desire tells you to go, listening to your body to determine your speed and the distance you travel, and remaining alert and curious to all that’s going on within and outside of you. Try this: See if you can take note of things as you run that perhaps you haven’t noticed before....

The study used stop-action photography of eye blinks and electrodes attached to the ears of the canines to measure reactivity to stimuli. Prior to being exposed to chew toys, treats, and bowls of kibble, the study subjects “had a mini-retreat in ‘The Canine Meditation Hall,’”—an isolation room furnished with specially crafted, dog-friendly zabutons, or meditation mats—and were shown videos of other dogs (mostly owned and trained by American meditation teachers) sitting erect and peacefully....

Although research on mindfulness, especially with children and adolescents, is still in relatively early stages, an increasing number of studies have shown the potential benefits of mindfulness practices for students’ physical health, psychological well-being, social skills, academic performance, and more. Other studies have indicated that mindfulness may be effective for reducing stress and burnout in teachers and administrators as well. The following list of selected articles, with brief descriptions of each study and its results, provides an overview of the current research on mindfulness in education....

For Holmes, the benefits of mindfulness are elementary. The talented sleuth is hyperaware of his surroundings. He solves mysteries armed primarily with the ability to live in the here and now. “You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear,” explains Holmes to his sidekick Watson in A Scandal In Bohemia. No question that Holmes’ powers of observation are extreme. Yet Konnikova says practicing mindfulness may help us clue-in to our lives (pardon the pun) and improve our decision-making skills too: Who can say how many valuable insights are hiding in plain sight?...

In the meantime, learn more about their life-changing work in Barry Boyce’s article, Inner City Inner Peace. UPDATE: Click here to watch video from NBC’s visit with HLF.

We have spotted women of the fashion set wearing their own spin on modern shag hairstyles. Read on for our top five looks and how you can create them on your hair as well. Modern Shag Styles to Try 1. Curly Shag This style is ideal for women with naturally curly hair, but if you don’t have curly hair that’s nothing your curling iron can’t fix. On natural curls, style hair with TRESemmé Flawless Curls Defining Gel on clean, damp hair....

Mother’s Day is around the corner and we are going to help you make her day memorable with a quick and easy idea that is sure to please and make her feel like a million bucks! This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Being a mom takes a lot of energy and dedication to keep the kids and hubby happy and cared for!!! On Mother’s Day we are going to help you make her feel appreciated, loved, and like she has just won the jackpot....

3 College Students Navigate Wearing Natural Hair in Professional Spaces To celebrate Word Afro Day 2022, All Things Hair sat down with three aspiring professionals with natural hair. Kyla Y, Alisa B, and Stacy G are three college students who have been on personal journeys to remove the stigma around natural hair in professional environments through learning how to embrace their own curl patterns no matter their occasion. Through rigorous college classes, demanding extracurriculars, and intellectual internships, these three talk about their experiences with navigating through a variety of professional spaces while proudly wearing their natural hair....

Read on to check out some of our favorite styles for naturally curly hair: Naturally Curly Hair: 10 Super Quick Hairstyles 1. Bold Center Part This is one of those two-second styles that we absolutely love. Changing up your part gives you a whole new look in quite literally seconds. Try this straight middle part for a super symmetrical look that can easily take you from the office to cocktails....

Begin Within is attempting to raise at least $12,500 (through Kickstarter.com) by October 17 in order to fund the project. At the time of this posting, they had $11,027. For more information, or if you’re interested in donating, click here.

New Year’s Eve is always a big celebration. The completion of a year and the beginning of a new year! The best way to celebrate is to dive in and reflect on the year you’ve had. It’s so bonding to sit with your spouse and reminisce about the funniest, hardest, and most memorable times you had this year. To make New Year’s Eve even more of a celebration, we have created the perfect activity that incorporates reflection and fun… and a little competition!...

No Heat Hairstyles for Natural Hair This season, the heat is definitely on, but it won’t involve any form of electricity with these hot hairstyles. Read on: 1. Office-Friendly Natural Hair Updo Try out this updo with curly bangs. It’s simple, classy, and summer-friendly. If you don’t have bangs, hack it! Pin your hair up at the root of your fringe until your bangs are the length you like....